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School District Layers Security with Advanced Video Surveillance

School District Layers Security with Advanced Video Surveillance

Lockport City School District is adding video surveillance cameras with the ability to identify possible threats.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 24, 2018
Airport Security Outside TSA-Screened Areas to Increase

Airport Security Outside TSA-Screened Areas to Increase

A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would increase the security outside of TSA-screened areas.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 22, 2018
South Texas Schools Boost Security Following Santa Fe Shooting

South Texas Schools Boost Security Following Santa Fe Shooting

Schools in South Texas are boosting security following the school shooting that killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 22, 2018


The GDPR is Nearly Here: Are you ready?

The GDPR is Nearly Here: Are you ready?

If your business has customers who live in the European Union, you have an important deadline approaching.

  • By Jay Hamilton
  • May 21, 2018
Active Shooter at Santa Fe High School

Ten Dead in Santa Fe High School Shooting

A male student was taken into custody on Friday morning after a shooting spree at Santa Fe High School in southeast Texas.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 18, 2018
Illinois School Resource Officer Interrupts School Shooter

Illinois School Resource Officer Interrupts School Shooter

Dixon High School's School Resource Officer has been called a hero after interrupting a student who fired several shots in the school.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 18, 2018
Southern California Medical Facility Explosion Kills, 1 Injures 3

Southern California Medical Facility Explosion Kills 1, Injures 3

One person has died and three others were injured in an explosion that happened at a medical facility in Southern California on Tuesday afternoon.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 17, 2018
Report Finds Over 75 Percent of IT Breaches are Motivated by Money

Report Finds Over 75 Percent of IT Breaches are Motivated by Money

A report by Verizon has found that 76 percent of breaches are financially motivated, and 68 percent of those breaches took months or longer to discover.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 17, 2018
Homeland Security Unveils New Cybersecurity Strategy

Homeland Security Unveils New Cybersecurity Strategy

DHS works to create cybersecurity plan that encompasses all data.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 16, 2018
Royal Wedding Sparks Huge Security Operation

Royal Wedding Sparks Huge Security Operation

Local police said they began preparing security plans for the big day as soon as the couple disclosed details on the venue for the wedding.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 15, 2018
Data Breach at Chili

Data Breach at Chili's Restaurant Leaves Credit and Debit Card Information Exposed

Patrons of Chili's might have had their credit and debit card data hacked earlier this year.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 14, 2018
Choosing the Right VMS for Your Business

Choosing the Right VMS for Your Business

Since every business is unique, it comes as no surprise that each has different security needs.

  • By Ray Cooke, Andrew Elvish
  • May 13, 2018
7 Dead in Australias Worst Mass Shooting in Decades

7 Dead in Australia's Worst Mass Shooting in Decades

This is considered to be the worst mass shooting in the nation since 1996.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • May 11, 2018
Cut & Paste to Digitally Streamlined Credentials

Cut & Paste to Digitally Streamlined Credentials

Using a robust, web-based ID software to create credentials with high-security features for a community’s public employees

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  • May 11, 2018
How VPN Help Organizations to Strengthen their Cybersecurity

How VPN Help Organizations to Strengthen Cybersecurity

A VPN creates an encrypted connection between your device and the remote private network.

  • By Anas Baig
  • May 10, 2018

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